New battle lines drawn for plastics biodegradability
The recent Loughborough University report on oxodegradable plastics was supposed to draw a line under the long-running argument between the champions of different types of degradability.
Archives for June 3, 2010
Culina contract packing deal significantly boosts turnover
Contract packing and re-working is proving lucrative for Culina Logistics, with the firm's annual turnover from these services set to total £7-8m, having established a deal to grow this business earlier this year.
Shoppers don’t trust sweeteners
As delegates heard at a recent British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) conference, consumers are born with an innate preference for sweet tastes, perhaps because in evolutionary terms it signals safe food and energy provision.
Wake up and smell cognitive health
Industry should no longer ignore the growing body of evidence suggesting that coffee has a protective effect on cognitive health and diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's, urged an industry expert.
Freshway Dairy faces fine for immigration offences
Freshway Dairy could face a fine of up to £270,000, after 24 men were arrested at its manufacturing site for immigration offences.
Industry cites RAF, Wikipedia and the Bible to support health claims
'Academic' references provided by the food industry to support applications under the EU health claims Regulation included excerpts from the Old Testament, Wikipedia, a Tea Association press release, a Royal Air Force report and the American Heritage...
Women think about chocolate more than sex, says survey
Around 2.3m women admitted eating chocolate more than three times a day, but over 70% of all women said they felt guilty for eating it, with health and weight-management cited as the top reasons for feeling guilty, new research shows.
Ethnic breadmaker invests in tortillas and pancakes
Ethnic breadmaker Honeytop Speciality Foods has moved into the morning goods sector after making a major investment in its Dunstable factory. This has resulted in some "exciting new product launches", according to Honeytop's new product development...
Who is your 2010 Food Manufacture Personality of the Year?
This is your chance to register your vote for the individual you believe has done most over the past year to raise the profile of food and drink manufacturing.
Tales of the unexpected road trip
I was in Frankfurt chairing a conference on low fat, salt and sugar when the Icelandic volcano discharged its cloud of volcanic ash.
Juice under pressure for longer life
A new fruit juice with an extended shelf-life has been launched in the UK, thanks to a novel processing technique.
Actions speak louder than benchmarking
Grains of rice have been produced weighing as much as 78mg each. This is way above the typical weight of 23mg per grain.
Analyst: Tate & Lyle "unlikely" to buy National Starch
The acquisition of National Starch appears to be off the agenda at Tate & Lyle, with the firm now "set to fall into enemy hands", according to analysts at Investec Securities.
Celebrity Bakewell Tart
Gaudins Patisserie has manufactured celebrity chef Shaun Rankin's new Bakewell Tart. The tart is the second in the range, following the launch of Rankin's Treacle Tart the dessert that was described as "high art" when he made it on the BBC2 programme...
Trade Talk: When is a food not a food?
The second issue of the Food Standards Agency's magazine Bite focused on nanotechnology and its potential for developing novel foods.
Yeo Valley saves cash through energy-saving initiatives
Organic dairy manufacturer Yeo Valley has saved £30,000 and 368t of carbon dioxide by replacing old compressors with more energy-efficient versions and installing variable speed drives on condenser units.
Innovation centre to open in Norwich next month
A new innovation centre at Norwich Research Park with space to house up to 300 staff will be fully operational next month.
Coalition must ‘think again’ about waste to energy policy
The plastics packaging industry has called on the new government to make new decentralised waste-to-energy plants a central part of its energy policy.
Seaweed: the new diet food?
A university was granted approval to begin anti-obesity experiments on humans last month, after it discovered that seaweed could reduce fat digestion by around three quarters.
Dairy sector set to meet 2010 environmental impact target
The dairy supply chain is on track to meet its 2010 Milk Roadmap targets, and could raise the bar even higher for the future.